Update: Dental coverage, physical therapy benefits for Ford employees

Starting Jan, 1, 2015, Ford Motor Company hourly employees will no longer be covered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Dental Network of America, also known as DNoA, for dental coverage. Delta Dental or another dental carrier will be picking up coverage for hourly members.

And for Ford salaried employees, we want to clarify information in the December 2014 Record article titled “TheraMatrix™ no longer handling outpatient physical therapy benefits.”

Starting Jan, 1, 2015, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan will process all claims from TheraMatrix Physical Therapy Network, also known as TPTN, including handling administrative responsibilities. This means that TheraMatrix won’t be the claims processor or the sole administrator for Ford salaried employees. 

Employees are able to choose where they receive services as long as the provider participates with Blue Cross. Prior to 2015, Ford salaried employees were required to only use TheraMatrix.

This change won’t affect coverage for Ford or other Blue Cross members who receive outpatient physical therapy services at TheraMatrix outpatient physical therapy clinics.